Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Lesson 1: Counters
The Japanese numbering system is a bit peculiar to English speakers,this is mainly because it is in units of four instead of three as we are conversant with.This can make conversion into English a bit tricky.Also,there are what we call counters,which are required for counting different types of objects,animals and people.
1. COUNTER FOR MONEY
The table above shows the counter for money. Take note that you should say yoen for four yen, not yonen.
2. COUNTER FOR FLAT AND THIN OBJECTS
3. COUNTER FOR VEHICLES AND BIG EQUIPMENT
4. COUNTER FOR PEOPLE
The table above shows the counter for people. Take note of the different pronunciations required for the highlighted numbers.
5. COUNTER FOR FLOOR (OF A BUILDING)
The table above shows the counter for floor. Take note of the different pronunciations required for the highlighted numbers.
6. DAYS OF THE MONTH
Note: The first 10 days, the 14th, 19th, 20th, 29th have special readings that must be separately memorized.
Day | Kanji | Reading |
---|---|---|
What day | 何日 | なん・にち |
1st | 一日 | ついたち |
2nd | 二日 | ふつ・か |
3rd | 三日 | みっ・か |
4th | 四日 | よっ・か |
5th | 五日 | いつ・か |
6th | 六日 | むい・か |
7th | 七日 | なの・か |
8th | 八日 | よう・か |
9th | 九日 | ここの・か |
10th | 十日 | とお・か |
11th | 十一日 | じゅう・いち・にち |
12th | 十二日 | じゅう・に・にち |
13th | 十三日 | じゅう・さん・にち |
14th | 十四日 | じゅう・よっ・か |
15th | 十五日 | じゅう・ご・にち |
16th | 十六日 | じゅう・ろく・にち |
17th | 十七日 | じゅう・しち・にち |
18th | 十八日 | じゅう・はち・にち |
19th | 十九日 | じゅう・く・にち |
20th | 二十日 | はつ・か |
21st | 二十一日 | に・じゅう・いち・にち |
22nd | 二十二日 | に・じゅう・に・にち |
23rd | 二十三日 | に・じゅう・さん・にち |
24th | 二十四日 | に・じゅう・よっ・か |
25th | 二十五日 | に・じゅう・ご・にち |
26th | 二十六日 | に・じゅう・ろく・にち |
27th | 二十七日 | に・じゅう・しち・にち |
28th | 二十八日 | に・じゅう・はち・にち |
29th | 二十九日 | に・じゅう・く・にち |
30th | 三十日 | さん・じゅう・にち |
31st | 三十一日 | さん・じゅう・いち・にち |
7. COUNTERS FOR AGE
The table above shows the Japanese age counters using onyomi. You just need to append (sai) to the number to get the respective age. Take note that ages like 1,8,10, 20, 30 and all the ages in the tens have to be pronounced differently.
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